When analyzing dividend stocks its important to not only look at the current yield but also other other factors like payout ratio, dividend growth rate, etc. The rate at which a company is able to increase dividends year after year matters the most. When the dividend growth rate is high rate it shows that the company generates enough profits each year to afford dividend increases. So in this post lets look at a few foreign dividend stocks whose 5-year average dividend growth rate is high.Photo: Tuscany, Italy.
1. Royal Bank of Canada – RY
Dividend growth rate 5-year avg: 28.49%
2. Banco Bilbao Zizcaya – BBV
Dividend growth rate 5-Year avg: 21.31%
3. Westpac Banking Corp- WBK
Dividend growth rate 5-Year avg : 15.45%
4.Eni Spa – E
Dividend growth rate 5-Year avg : 16.84%
5.Unibanco Uniao De Bancos – UBB
Dividend growth rate 5-Year avg : 58.23%
6.Banco De Chile – BCH
Dividend growth rate 5-Year avg : 18.68%
7.Veolia Environnement – VE
Dividend growth rate 5-Year avg : 13.94%
